ABDICATION
abdication, stepping down
(noun) the act of abdicating
abdication, stepping down
(noun) a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abdication (countable and uncountable, plural abdications)
(obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power[First attested in the late 17th century.]
(obsolete, legal) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment. [Attested only in the mid 18th century.]
(obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power. [Attested only in the mid 17th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab`di*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. abdicatio: cf. F. abdication.]
Definition: The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the throne, government, power, authority.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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